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MacLauchlan Liberals failing most vulnerable: Fox

Posted|March 15, 2017

Borden-Carleton
– Public
Trustee services are the latest example of the MacLauchlan Liberal government
failing to properly support programs and services that affect vulnerable
Islanders, says Opposition Leader Jamie Fox.

Fox
made his comments following release of the 2017 Auditor General’s Report that
examined the operations of the Office of the Public Trustee as part of its
review.

“For
the second straight year an Auditor General’s Report has found issues with
services for vulnerable Islanders within the Premier’s own department. Last year
it was maintenance enforcement. This year it’s the Office of the Public Trustee.
Both provide valuable public services to the public. There seems to be a pattern
here when it comes to the Premier making sure his department is looking out for
vulnerable Islanders,” says Fox, who also serves as Opposition Justice and
Public Safety Critic.

Among
the findings in the Auditor General’s review of the Office of the Public Trustee
were:
- Weak
internal financial controls for client funds of close to $9 million;
- Incomplete
records and reporting for close to 300 clients;
- No
tools in place to measure or report performance

“This
tired government doesn’t blink an eye when it comes to shelling out millions for
projects like eGaming, Mill River or Geosweep. Yet it can’t ensure that the
resources are in place to protect the most vulnerable of Islanders? That’s not
right. I wish this government would put half the energy into supporting
Islanders in need that it puts into its schemes and coverups,” says
Fox.

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